I get a little irritated by.............

Agreed....that and use the search engine....I so hate that.

lets just close down the site and have it lookup only.

I'm all for more discussion. There's more than one way to skin a cat. Sure, there are plenty of repeat topics, but that's the way forums have always been.

See post #3!





(Sorry,couldn't resist!)

WOW post 3 did answer it.

I try to not let petty stuff like that bother me.
More important thing to get my shorts in a wad over, like politics.
I just move on with life

How are we still talking about this?

Jeez...




But yes. I agree. Forums are for adding info or questions to share ideas/facts/truth.

Let it be so.

Yes, any question you can think of has been asked before. But, times, techniques, and technology change. The correct answer from 6 months ago may not be relevant now. The "experts" that answered back then might have gained more experience. Now, if there is an ongoing discussion about the same issue, politely direct the op to it. If not, answer the question as best you can, or "don't say nuthin' at all."

It is just a plain fact that the same stuff gets rehashed over and over again here. Who cares? I love reading through the comments anyway. The other plain fact is that there is always that guy with a tip or spin on something that is still useful and IS something you haven't heard before.

Walkalong said:

Like Mom used to say, just be nice, and, if you don't have something helpful to say, just be quiet. ...

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At least half of my responses, I never even post ... I compose them, but, then, move along.

I like to think of it as a bunch of folks setting in the living room and the question or discussion about gun (insert topic here) stuff come up in conversation. If the same thing get's rehashed, so be it. If a new guy walks in the room an hour later and didn't know it had been discussed, let him or her ask. Doesn't hurt anything. Besides, opinions change over time.

see post #5

badkarmamib said:

Yes, any question you can think of has been asked before. But, times, techniques, and technology change. The correct answer from 6 months ago may not be relevant now. The "experts" that answered back then might have gained more experience. Now, if there is an ongoing discussion about the same issue, politely direct the op to it. If not, answer the question as best you can, or "don't say nuthin' at all."

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This is precisley the reason I come here. Polite discourse with like minded, respectful and intelligent individuals. If I have nothing to add I still get a volume of literary work to read, all about my favorite subject.

I concur that there is nothing more dispiriting than a snide 'have you even used the search query?'.
For three years I have. And would like data from a date closer than January two thousand six.

I would be remiss to not mention that this rarely happens on The High Road. A group of such pleasant humans I have not yet met. There will always be a bad apple, fortunately it does not spoil this bunch.

I don't get bothered by any of that....

besides the technical data and opinions, the posts serve to paint a picture of the person posting it, too.

First answers can be wrong answers. For example, the Cooey rifle in its first year had problems with the magazine; the magazine was changed and reliability improved. Other times quality can go downhill (how many times have the last guns assembled at a plant that was closing down turned out poorly?). Searching the archives can be a good start and give you past history, but it can give you out-of-date info or opinions.If I wanted fresh answers, I'd post a question. If I wanted stale answers, I'd search the archives.

If you see a smart butt comment hit the report button. This cranky old man has been around a long time and I learn something here everyday.

The block function here on THR is great!

I'm surprised someone hasn't told us to just buy a Glock.

I see these types of posts being left open until 2 or more members start to snipe at each other for whatever reason. There is no harm in leaving it open as long as it stays civil and high road. Once the bad apples slither in, the mods close it down.

Walkalong said:

Patience is needed on a forum, any type forum, as the same questions will get asked again over time. Some questions that seem simple to one person, may not be to another, and vice versa. All we can do is be patient and try to help. For the most part, we see a lot of that here (very helpful members), but we occasionally see just what Bob has alluded to as well.

Like Mom used to say, just be nice, and, if you don't have something helpful to say, just be quiet. Anyone else's Mom repeat that a zillion times when you were young?

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This.

Wisco said:

The block function here on THR is great!

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I'll second that.
No fanfare, no hooplah,.....just gone!

Some people think of forums as bastions of sound advice from experienced people, organized in a highly professional way. I think that's totally unrealistic. Forums to me are more like a slow version of a chat room. Sometimes the search can be useful, most often though it isn't, or only partially so. To be honest, if it weren't for thread drift you wouldn't have forums anymore. If you look at forums where they fight thread drift there's hardly anyone posting on them because everyone has said what they have to say on the subject at hand, and there's nothing left, so they move on to somewhere else. I think it's thread drift too where you actually learn something you didn't know, and the OP gets more information than he asked for as an added bonus.

I do like to read different perspectives also but if they write a book I'm not going to read it..........and if the OP argues with every answer then the thread gets skipped from there on out.

Sooo, which is better, 1911 or Glock?

9x19 is much better than .45 ACP. I'm stating that. It bothers me when others argue about it.

Glocks are also perfection. It's science. No need to discuss.

This is my favorite thread.